A parking lot around 11 20 last night. Gunfire was exchanged between two different cars. One person was shot in the arm but police are not sure of their condition this morning. Were asking if they have any suspects. Also the homeowners dog woke them up and helped them escape a fire at this home. Officials say an electrical miss function cause the the fire. Crews responded around 12 45 and found smoke coming from the home and a fire in the kitchen. Crews extinguished the fire in about ten minutes. By then it had caused about 10,000 in damage. New this morning, while donald trump took the primary, we now know who took a very close second. Trump won 32. 5 of the vote with 100 of precincts reporting. Overnight the Associated Press out ted cruz by less than. 2 of 1 percentage point. Rubio had 22. 5 and cruz has a close 22. 3 of the vote. That is the difference of about 1,000 votes. We will not officially know the results until the states formal confirm nation this saturday. Jeb bush is susp
The person, contact authorities. We are staying on top of breaking news after local Health Officials told channel 9 they are now investigating as many as 8 possible cases of the mums. Earlier at 5 00 we told you the cases stretched mecklenburg into iredell and cabarrus counties. All new tonight, Eyewitness News reporter Alexa Ashwell talked abc news dr. Beser about the patients most at rifshg here. Reporter risk here. Reporter big question, how did this happen . I talked with abcs chief health and medical editor dr. Richard beser, a 13year veteran of the cdc, he explained we are still seeing mumps in the u. S. Because there are many parts of the world where mums is common and people travel. Of the cases in our area, it is believed one person contracted the virus at an airport. Surprise him and mumps is most areas. How is it spread . Saliva, we talked coughing, sharing drinks and talking. Another alarming fact, dr. Beser told me even if you have been vaccinated, it can wear off. The pro
Collapsed on the sidelines. Williams was walking back to the huddle during tonights game at Boston College when he collapsed. You see it right there. He has a history of vertigo and had to be helped in the locker room where he was treated for dizziness. He did return at the end of the game to shake hands following the tarheels comeback victory tonight. Nearly 100 families spent several hours without heat after a contractor ruptured a gas line installing google fiber in a neighborhood. An Eyewitness News reporter was with those crews when they restored service two hours ago. Brittany. Erica, the last Piedmont Natural Gas truck filed out of this area within the last ten minutes. That was after they were here all evening long, ruptured by crews working on google fiber lines. They cleared this area earlier this evening, but we learned service to 89 homes in this area. Many people here told us that they have neighbors who are retired, some have small children and a homeowner told us she was
Accident at the utility pole. You cannot access little rock this morning. Youll have to use wilkerson boulevard as the alternate route. Use Mulberry Church to the billy graham parkway heading west because you cant get through. Well continue to watch. Well have live pictures. The interstate is looking good. 20 minutes from gastonia and the overnight construction we had a couple of lane closures at alamada creek church. That wrapped up at 5 00 this morning. Right now im in the breaking news Center Following a county. Look at this video we 15 minutes ago. Smoldering. Look at that thick smoke right here. Since we told you about the fire at 4 30, we have learned it started after someone left food on the stove. Everyone inside the duplex was firefighters were able to the red cross is on the scene to help those people who live there. A major story well be following for your day ahead that will impact thousands of voters across North Carolina. State lawmakers will hold two crucial votes today.
As much ice either but the timing places it with us early tomorrow morning as you head out to go get ready for work and as the kids are heading off to the bus stop. Our major threats right now. Low confidence for snow that will start to accumulate. Same with ice. We are tracking the potential for heavy rain later in the day. I will track down how much snow and ice we will see in our neighborhood and how long we will be settled with these conditions. Alexa ashwell is along i77. You just got the latest from d. O. T. Reporter yes, right now those crews are treating interstate like here on 77 with a mixture of brine. That is a mixture of salt and water that prevents ice from bonding to the roads. Crews started treating the interstates a couple hours ago. Where they started loading up trucks with brine. States have to debris treat a lot of highways so as you can imagine its a big job. 10,000 gallons of brine will be used to treat the road. All in anticipation of the coming weather. D. O. T.